Rise Leadership Advance Conference

Smart Culture = Good Business What are the five fundamental components of a smart culture? 3 May, 2024 Thank you RiSE Initiative Australia for having me along to speak at your Leadership Advance 2024 conference. Two (2) action packed days at the beautiful Macquarie Bank building, focusing on mental wellness, leadership, resilience and culture. So many amazing ideas, and so ...

Business Leaders Breakfast WorkSafe VIC

The Critical Impact of Organisational Culture How to get ahead of the game with psychosocial safety 1 May, 2024 Karen Maher was the keynote speaker at the WorkSafe Victoria Business Leaders' Breakfast this morning, presenting to a room full of forward thinking leaders about the critical importance of organisational culture on workplace mental health. Thank you to WorkSafe Victoria CEO ...

Residential Care Workers Exposed to Risk of Violence

Workers exposed to the risk of workplace sexual violence Residential care provider fined $300,000. 8 April, 2024 On 11 March 2024, the District Court of NSW convicted and fined the residential care provider $300,000 for breaching its work, health and safety obligations and as a result of exposing workers to a risk of violence, including inappropriate sexual behaviour, in the ...

Top Tips for Respect at Work

Top Tips for Respect at Work The OPUS Centre Interview with Dr Tessa Bailey 20 March, 2024 Karen Maher spoke with Dr Tessa Bailey, Director at The OPUS Centre, about how employers can adhere to new legislative mandates. The overwhelm is real right now around psychosocial and Respect@Work, we are all on a big journey! The dialogue offers essential guidance ...

WU Gender & Diversity Conference

Gender & Diversity Conference 2024 International Women's Day 8 March 2024 Karen Maher joined speakers from across the globe at the International Women's Day - WU (Vienna University) Gender & Diversity Conference. International speakers shared their insights around sexual harassment in the workplace and Karen spoke to the Australian experience. We still have such a long way to go! Everywhere! ...

Enhancing Psychological Safety

Windlab Enhancing Psychological Safety for Leaders Virtual Keynote Presentations December 2023 Thank you Windlab for having me along to present two virtual keynotes over the last month to your leadership team and all staff in your Town Hall focusing on enhancing psychosocial safety. With so much change in this space you are doing so much great work in the PROACTIVE ...

Countrywide Food Service Distributors

Countrywide Food Service Distributors Annual Conference 2023 The Star Gold Coast, Broadbeach QLD 31 October, 2023 Thank you so much for having me Countrywide Food Service Distributors as a keynote speaker yesterday for your Annual Conference at The Star Gold Coast. What a great conference, and no doubt with everything lined up after Day 1 it will be very memorable ...

Hospital cafe boss fined after sexual harassment

Hospital cafe boss fined after sexual harassment The boss of two hospital coffee shops and two associated companies have been convicted and fined $290,000 after the sexual harassment of multiple staff. 27 October, 2023 The boss of both stores, was convicted and fined $40,000 in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court yesterday after being convicted on two charges of failing to ensure ...

SafeWork NSW equip business to create safer & respectful workplaces

Leading with Respect at Work Taskforce SafeWork NSW supporting business with it's four-year Strategy 18 October, 2023 SafeWork NSW has launched its first four-year Strategy (2023-2027) to support NSW businesses in preventing workplace sexual harassment and other gender-based harmful workplace behaviours. Through this Strategy, SafeWork NSW will educate NSW businesses on their duties to prevent and respond to workplace sexual ...

Great Leaders, Leading Safely for the Future

Graincorp Annual Conference 2023 Great Leaders, Leading Safely for the Future Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney NSW 9 August, 2023 Thank you Graincorp for having me along to your Annual Conference for your senior leaders to speak about what great leadership looks like and how our values are important as we walk the talk as leaders. With so many recent ...